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ND .NET Upgrade Prompts

Gives an agent a set of ready-made prompts for planning and checking a .NET framework upgrade

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Repository
github/awesome-copilot
Stars
40,703
Licence
MIT
Files
1 file

What it does

This skill is a bundle of prepared prompts for upgrading older .NET (.NET Framework or .NET Core/Standard) projects to a modern version such as .NET 8. Once installed, the agent can use these prompts to classify projects, check NuGet package and dependency compatibility, decide an upgrade order, suggest CI/CD pipeline changes, and draft test plans, PR structure and checklists. It only provides guidance and templates; it does not itself run any upgrade tool.

Great for

  • Engineering teams planning a migration from .NET Framework or older .NET Core to .NET 8
  • Developers who want a structured checklist for upgrading a multi-project solution
  • Tech leads who need draft PR, testing and stakeholder communication templates

Skip it if

  • Small, simple projects that can be upgraded directly with Microsoft's own tooling, since the prompts add planning overhead
  • Anyone expecting the agent to automatically modify code or run the upgrade: the file contains only prompt text, and its suggestions still need human review and testing

Try asking

  • “Classify all projects in my solution by framework and tell me which ones to upgrade first”
  • “Find legacy packages.config projects and suggest PackageReference migration steps”
  • “Create an upgrade checklist and PR template for moving this solution to .NET 8”
  • “Review our Azure DevOps YAML pipelines for UseDotNet@2 version pinning”
Step-by-step guide: how to use ND .NET Upgrade PromptsInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    dotnet-upgrade.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip dotnet-upgrade.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip dotnet-upgrade.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Point the agent at the solution folder so it can read the .csproj files before applying these prompts
  • Ask for one prompt group at a time (for example discovery first, then sequencing) to keep output manageable
  • Treat generated version numbers and API replacements as suggestions and verify them against Microsoft's official upgrade documentation

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from github/awesome-copilot under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.